Display rack for ladies&#39; undergarments



March 19, 1940. M. A. WOLF DISPLAY RACK FOR LADIES UNDERGARMENTS FiledDec. 1, 1939 ATTORNEY.

' atented Mar.'19, 1940 r DISPLAY RACK FOR LADIES UNDER- GARMENTS MorrisA Wolf, DallaspTe x.

Application December 1, 1939, Serial No. 307,172

2 Claims.

This invention relates to supports or display racks for ladies wearingapparel, particularly ladies panties. Y

Formerly in the display of feminine 'undergara ments as specified above,the panties were stacked one garment upon another, making it dii'licultfor the clerk to get at the article quickly and conveniently. The objectof the present invention is the provision of a display rack or'supportwhich i m is very simple in construction, but which will permit aplurality of ladies undergarments of the type referred to, to bedisplayed on separate and, individual supporting elements.

A further object of the invention is the pro- 15 vision of a support ofthe class referred to wherein the elements supporting each individualgarment may be swung from side to side on the rack' 30 drawing:

Figure 1 is .a perspective View of the rack or support embodying theinvention; and

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail and partly sectional View of the support,and one of the supporting elements with a garment suspended therefrom. I

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the rack consists of a mainsupportor frame portion I which provides a loop which rests upon atable, counter or the like. The loop is made of .a single piece ofmaterial, preferably metal and the free end portions 2 are then bentupwardly or at right angles to the loop and provide posts for supportinga bar 3. The bar 3 is secured to each of the posts or end portions 2 bya screw bolt 4' and a plurality of holes or apertures '5 are formed inthe bar 3 so that the individual garment supporting elements may beinserted therein. These elements are likewise formed of a single pieceof stout metal and indicated generally at 5. One end of each of thegar-. ment supporting elements as shown in Figure 2 is bent at rightangles to the body portion there-,

of and provides a short leg 1, which-leg is adapted to be inserted intoany one of the holes 5, thus holding the element on a horizontal plane.The

central ormain body portion of the element is formed into a shallow loopby bending the'material as at 8. This arrangement and construction formsa nose-like projection 9 and around which the elastic band it of theunder-garment H "is stretched, enabling the garment to be suspendel andheld securely in display position. To facilitate the securing of thegarment in position, the free end of the element as at i2 is then bentslightly outwardly and together with the angle formed at the point l3,the elastic/band is pre- 10 vented from slipping. In this manner theelastic band I!) embraces the loop of the element as disclosed in Figure1.

Finally, the bar 3 is enlarged at the point l4 and provided with anaperture for the seating of a short post l5, carrying a price plate ortag [6. The loop in the frame portion 1 includes rubber pads or similarnon-abrasive means l1.

While the structure shown is, simple in construction, the invention issusceptible to some modifications in keeping with the meaning of theimprovement and such as would be within the scope and purview of thefollowing claims.

What is claimed is:

1. For use in a garment display rack of the character described, agarment supporting memher adapted to swing about a vertical pivot andbeing shaped to support a downwardly suspended garment having an elasticwaist band, said garment supporting member comprising a single rigid barincluding a pintle and a body portion projecting substantially at rightangles to the pintle, said body having a pair of oppositelyfacsupporting member including a pintle portion fitting into one of theapertures in said frame member and a body portion extending at rightangles to the pintle and having a pair of upright oppositely facingS-shaped curves adapted to receive the elastic waist band of a garmentto be supported,'the pintle being connected to one of the S-shapedcurves, and the garment supporting member terminating at the other ofsaid curves.

MORRIS A. WoLF.

